Later Claire will say that everything was predetermined... That summer she had no time for love at all, she didn’t even think about it... But passion came to her in the form of Max Leighton - charming and touching Max, whose fiery lips and chiseled profile made her tremble with desire. Everything was fine: she is a gifted artist, he is a famous art critic. They were brought together by talent and embraced by passion. And Claire finally managed to experience the perfection and completeness of the world... But an obstacle stood on the way to happiness - Max’s past. The echoes of shameful secrets and half-forgotten accusations destroyed Claire's fragile happiness, threatening everything she held dear, and even life itself.